A frustrating Aspire 5738Z CPU Upgrade

[@DhavidSetiawanKilluaDhavid]

This machine was painfull now but it's really still working even after 10 years compare to new Acer

[@MacintoshMen]

Yeah you have to at least respect it for that haha

[@backfromthe_death]

I have this computer with a Core 2 Duo t9600 at 2.8 ghz, it still work after 6 years of use, i’ve changed the thermal paste and hdd, i like it and its my favorite computer, i have windows7 and runs good

[@humbertoferreira8856]

Do you upgrade the bios to put the T9600? If yes, can you please tel me where can I find the new bios version?

[@backfromthe_death]

@@humbertoferreira8856 hi, i did not upgrade the bios, because when i bought the laptop it had already this cpu, i think that you could find the latest version of the bios (the mobo is the Acer JV50) in the internet. (Sorry for my bad english, im italian). Specs are: Core 2 Duo T9600, mobo Acer JV50, 8gb DDR2, geforce g105m. The bios is Phoenix.

[@mateuscosta8156]

I'm trying to install a t9600 cpu0, but it doesn't work.

[@mateuscosta8156]

@@humbertoferreira8856 Encontrou alguma coisa? O meu não da vídeo com o t9600

[@backfromthe_death]

try updating the bios, or checking if the cpu is compatible with the mobo, mine is the JV50@@mateuscosta8156

[@brianandrews5084]

Sometimes you have to do something just because you can.

[@MacintoshMen]

Yeah I guess

[@INDIANTERRACEGARDEN]

I bought in 2009 still working

[@devashish8588]

Same

[@jeff579]

same here 😊

[@botbeamer]

Actually love the modular design of these old laptops and the fact you could just swap out the CPU like that, I have a Dell G5 SE it's not as painful to open but CPU/GPU soldered on the board :/

[@MacintoshMen]

There are in fact a lot of great Aspires which are modular but there you only have to take of a plate at the bottom. This one is just crap though, it reminds me a lot of HPs.

[@botbeamer]

In the start I was thinking wow these old laptops were modular and were robust nice removable keyboard it's great for the user but in reality it's actually terribly designed

[@juliocesarnegrete9351]

Puedes probar actualizado a un core 2 duo t9600 compatible con este modelo, velocidad de 2.8 ghz, y con ello el rendimiento mejorará bastante

[@bbbbraxton]

Still have one, pretty fast on Windows 7. Wish there was a screen replacement avaliable where ilive though :( Was previously my mothers laptop, and i was thinking of giving it back if i can fix it (all she does is facebook

[@MacintoshMen]

I'm sure there are a lot of other screens that fit this laptop, you just have to make sure the pin layout on the connector is exactly the same.

[@bbbbraxton]

@@MacintoshMen True. What i think ill do right now is buy a for parts 5738Z with a working screen and swap them.

[@alexnitiniti8066]

О прикольно, я таким ноутбуком пользуюсь и сейчас, после апгрейда до Т9800 и 8 гигабайт оперативной памяти + ссд . Интернет сёрфинг, работа в офисных приложениях, играю в старые игры, отлично для этого подходит

[@MacintoshMen]

очень хорошо!

[@prashantjadhav278]

How can I upgrade this laptop...

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Curious you didn't put new Thermal paste on all the chips.

[@MacintoshMen]

I put it on, don't worry ;)

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

@@MacintoshMen Nice = I just didn't notice the other chips getting new thermal paste.

[@bobamu]

Effectively pointless and painful upgrades of old laptops for marginal improvements is fun! Still want to upgrade the cpu in my old lattitude, I'm sure it'll end in regret.

[@MacintoshMen]

I agree that it's sometimes fun, but in this case I didn't quite like it because it was such a painful process

[@bobamu]

@@MacintoshMen Yeah, they really made the design of that thing a pile of spaghetti.

[@tofailtowin9046]

those are easier, dell laptops are best for taking it apart and upgrade the cpu, you slide the bottom case and the heatsink cpu ram and hdd is accessible

[@bobamu]

@@tofailtowin9046 Yeah, it's easy to do, the hard part is finding real components, so much fake nonsense out there now.

[@Moustafa0younis]

Hi I want to ask a question I have old laptop from HP pavilion dv500 I want to install on it truenas but in bios settings I see Windows XP only Can I install any operating system like truenas or it's locked for only windows XP

[@MacintoshMen]

You can install any OS, no PC is tied to Windows. My guess is that something with your boot stick is wrong so that it doesn't show up.

[@stefanstefanovic2969]

i have aspire 5720 gpu died i need to buy replacemant 9500m/hd4650m will it work

[@MacintoshMen]

I don't know you'll have to research

[@SgtKilgore406]

That laptop has a sub model attached to 5720. For anyone to help they need the full model number. Is the GPU a modular card on the laptop or directly soldered to the motherboard? If it is directly soldered you are better off buying a replacement motherboard unless you have the specialized machines to remove a chip and add a chip to the motherboard.

[@stefanstefanovic2969]

@@SgtKilgore406 gpu is modular and sub model is MODEL NO-ICL50 if i am correct

[@josefjerabek8878]

Dobrá práce. Přemýšlím o zrychlení notebooku ASPIRE 5738/5338, Model No MS2264. Osazený: CPU T6600, RAM 2x 2GB/1333 MHz. Zkusím použít CPU s 25W příkonem , tedy P8700. Nezkoušel to někdo? Myslím že by to mělo chodit i na Win 10. Tedy pro běžnou práci.

[@vladimirazirov1815]

nainstalovat program CPU-Z do notebooku z internetu. Na záložce "Mainboard" se podívejte, která čipová (Chipset) sada -> GM965? GM45? GL40?

[@averageinternetuser37]

Is upgrading this laptop worth it?

[@MacintoshMen]

I'd say no. If you upgrade a HDD to an SSD absolutely, but nothing more.

[@rl7060]

@@MacintoshMen what about new RAM?

[@MacintoshMen]

@@rl7060 Wel yeah, with upgrading RAM you can also never go wrong.

[@awakeFromNib]

I upgraded my mom’s 5739G from T6600 to T9550. Runs much faster under Win7. Win 10 is too heavy for Core 2 Duos.

[@MacintoshMen]

I agree, Windows 10 is just so bloated that it slows down Core2Duos a lot. Unless you are only doing very basic tasks, best thing is to just go Linux on those nowadays.

[@backfromthe_death]

I ABSOLUTELY AGREE, i have this laptop, with windows 7, it had before windows 10 it was really SLLLLLOWWWWW.

[@newthingsnewvideosfun5459]

If you can can answer me that will be halpful. Which 2 ram sticks are you using in this. And how much maximum ram and which ones can be installed in this .

[@MacintoshMen]

I used DDR3 RAM. 2x 4GB will definetely work; I don't know if 2x 8GB will would work though.

[@prashantjadhav278]

I also have this laptop. Can I change the processor to intel core i3 or i5... Please guide me....

[@MacintoshMen]

No, you can't change it to a Core i3 or i5 because it's a different socket.

[@prashantjadhav278]

Then how can I upgrade this laptop....?

[@lukemakessoftware7128]

First